The committee never achieved this goal, although on 1 July 1984 and the Railway Development Society (RDS, which now campaigns as Railfuture), the WAMRAC organised the last passenger train from Wisbech.

This was a special train consisting of a Class 47 loco and ten British Rail Mk2 coaches, which ran from Wisbech to York and Scarborough.

Downs began making enquiries within the railway industry as to the future plans for the disused line which had seen its last freight service in 2000.

The railway's name was chosen and formally adopted at the meeting, after the large quantity of Bramley apples that used to be carried by rail from the area.

[5] The Bramley Line obtained a licence from Network Rail which permits them to clear vegetation but not to undertake track maintenance.

The Track Clearance Team commenced at Coldham in July 2006 and continued until November 2014, working back towards Wisbech.

The Group were working to raise the money to pay Network Rail's legal fees to obtain a lease on the line for the purposes of restoring it for tourist trains.

[8] In November 2014 the project ceased work, and declined an offer of heritage rolling stock, while the future of the route is decided.

[10] The ATOC report was based on a detailed, professional, market study for reinstated railways with the aim of improving economic regeneration.

In November 2009 Councillor King declared his interest as a board member of the Bramleyline group in a Fenland District Council meeting.

The first part, detailing "potential revenue and patronage that may arise from reintroducing passenger services on the line, with an assessment of the operational costs", was published in early 2013.

an uncosted proposal that that line should be restored as a commuter route, providing an hourly service to Cambridge, with a maximum suggested journey time of 35 minutes.

The project cost was considered to be between £35 and £52 million but the route was still felt to have the potential to be profitable, with up to 78,000 people expected to make the journey from Wisbech to Peterborough.

"[18] In February 2017, it was announced that no-frills trains would be trialled on Britain's railways with proposals including the Wisbech Line.

[24] In a review response in 2022, Network Rail identified a number of areas which it said needed deeper consideration before proposals could be assessed further.

In the meantime Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority have issued a new consultation, asking whether a shuttle or light-rail service between Wisbech and March should also be considered, as an alternative or interim measure.